Crime & Safety
$17K Worth Of Weed Seized By Customs In Philadelphia
The cannabis was being shipped from New Jersey to Bermuda, where federal authorities said it would fetch $150,000 due to its potency.
PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Customs and Border protection agents recently seized several pounds of cannabis that was being shipped from New Jersey to Bermuda.
Officers seized about 8 pounds of marijuana destined to Bermuda one week after seizing 72 pounds destined to Ireland.
While examining departing international parcels on May 2, officers discovered seven vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana concealed inside an air fryer.
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The marijuana, which was being shipped from an address in Ocean County, New Jersey, weighed a combined 3.49 kilograms, or 7 pounds, 11 ounces, and has a street value of about $17,000.
However, this load is worth about $150,000 in Bermuda because high-potency U.S. marijuana is fetching prices many times higher across the globe.
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Marijuana possession and distribution remains illegal under U.S. federal law, including exporting bulk shipments to foreign nations.
An investigation is ongoing.
On April 24, CBP officers intercepted a passenger who attempted to take 72 pounds of marijuana in his checked luggage to Dublin, Ireland.
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